New Hampshire Rep. Jess Edwards stirred outrage with his explanation for why he opposes raising the marriage age to 18.
lawmaker who called teenagers “ripe” and “fertile” says the uproar over his comments was an overreaction and that he will not apologize to the “haters.”marriage
“By giving into all of the mob, I don’t want to feed the beast,” he added. “I don’t care to apologize to the haters.” Backlash to Edwards’ remarks was swift, with fellow state Rep. Wendy Thomas writing on X: “This is the frickin’ mentality that we have to deal with in New Hampshire. Children should be allowed to get married because they are ‘ripe and fertile.’”
“I think it’s absolutely terrifying to see the language top Republicans are using around accusing minors to marry what is essentially their rapist … because they think that’s better than abortion,” Murray told The Daily Beast. Edwards also asked Murray to apologize, but told The Daily Beast that demand was in regard to a Reddit post he claimed Murray made telling people to add him to state watch lists. He declined to provide a link to the post, and Murray said they had made no such posting.“I can’t believe he would even ask, considering the treatment I’ve received ever since I was elected,” they said.
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